Fool and Pretend

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Fool

Fool verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
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Pretend is a synonym for fool in trick topic. In some cases you can use "Pretend" instead a verb "Fool".
Nearby Words: foolish, foolishness, foolery, foolishly, fooled

Pretend

Pretend verb - To take on a false or deceptive appearance.
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Fool is a synonym for pretend in fake topic. Sometimes you can use "Fool" instead a verb "Pretend".
Nearby Words: pretense, pretence, pretended, pretension, pretender

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man fool man pretend man
someone fool someone pretend someone
time fool time pretend time
anyone fool anyone pretend anyone
Other words: enemy.

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  • Western Animation / Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost Fake-Out Make-Out: Though they don't actually kiss, Scooby and Shaggy pretend to invoke this dressed as a young couple to fool the Mayor.
    Source: Western Animation / Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
  • Video Game / Sly 2: Band of Thieves Nobody Here but Us Statues: One mission in the fourth chapter has Sly pretend to be statues on a bridge to fool the Contessa's Mooks.
    Source: Video Game / Sly 2: Band of Thieves
  • Film / Gone with the Wind Ashley and Rhett pretend to be singing drunkenly to fool the Yankee soldiers into thinking they were out getting wasted instead of avenging the attack on Scarlett, for which they could be imprisoned or even hanged.
    Source: Film / Gone with the Wind
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